15-23  Basic Statistics on Scientific and Technological Activities
     
Item 2001 2002
Number of Persons Engaged in Scientific and Technological Activities ( person) 24252 24746
 Scientists and Engineers    16142 16783
 Number of Persons Engaged in Research and Development ( person year)  4551 5317
 Scientists and Engineers    4056 4502
 Funding for Scientific and Technological Activities (10000 yuan) 149425 167303
 Government Funds    40031 46117
 Funds Self-raised by Enterprises 84929 95936
 Bank Loans       7207 7918
 Expenditures for Scientific and Technological Activities (10000 yuan)  140765 149499
 Service Fees       45893 48706
 Purchases of Fixed Assets   36311 37443
 Research and Development Expenses 32070 33276
  Fundamental Research 2174 1685
  Applied Research 7328 9728
  Experimental Development 22568 21863
 Proportion of Research and Development Expenses to GDP (%)    0.22 0.22